Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ret Lier ee PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDING: 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. f1th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. Star =< to subscribers In the elty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week. or 44 ‘ots per month. ‘opies at the counter, 2 cen ‘By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added. $3.08. tered at the Post Office at Washingtoa, D. C., nd-elass matl mattem) All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of adverti known on application. ing Star ts Che Evening Star. No 14,188, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1898—TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY Persons leaving the city for ar period can have The Star mailed them to ary address in the Unit States or Canada, by ordering it this office, by 1 Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cx for two weeks, or 50 month. Invariably in advanc scribers changing their a one Post-ofice to another give the last address as well as < new one, MAIL. in person or con §: ss fr PORTO RICO TARRIFF Executive Order That It Be Levied as a Military Contribution. WAR DEPARTHENT REGULATIONS Schedule Practically the Same as That of Cuba. MINIMUM SPANISH RATES The following executive order was issued today: EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 19, 1898. By virtue of the authority vested in me as commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States of America, I do hereby order and direct that, upon the occupation and possession of any ports and places in the Island of Porto Rico by the forces of the United States, the fol- lowing tariff of duties and taxes, to be levied and collected as a military contribution, and regulations for the administration thereof, shall take ef- fect and be in force in the ports and places so occupied. Questions arising under said tariff and regulations shall be decided by the general in command of the United States forces in that island. Necessary and authorized expenses for the administration of said tariff and regulations shall be paid from the collections thereunder. Accurate accounts of collections and expenditures shall be kept and rendered to the Secretary of War. WILLIAM McKINLEY. In accordance with this ord customs tariff and regulations for ports In Porto Rico in sion of the United States were of promulgated by Assistant Seere Meiklejohn of the War Depart- These regulations are for the guid- ailed for the collection of and exports, customs and nd exacticns to be levied as ry contributicn at ports and places in Porto Rico in the possession of or under the control of the forces of the United States The tariff schedule for Porto Rico ts prac- tically the same as that adopted in the case of Cuba. The custoras duties are based in all cases on the minimum Spanish tariff heretofore in force in Porto Rico, and the tariff schedule is the same as before the cession of the territory to the United States. ———_—_+e+______ TROOPS LEAVING SANTIAGO. Shafter Wires the Departure of the First Infantry. Adjutant General Corbin received a cable message this morning from General Shafter at Santiago, saying that the transport D. H. Miller safled this morning with the 1st Infantry and some stevedorss on board. In @ previous dispatch Cieneral Shafter sug- gested that the transports Olivette and Ca- teria be sent back to Santiago to bring home some more sick snd convalescent sol- dizrs: These vessels are now en route to Mentauk Point with sick and convalescent troops. General Shafter has also informed the de- partment that after consulting with Gen- eral Lawton, commanding the department of Santiago, it had been concluded that it will not be necessary to send any more troops to Santiago for the preservation of Pesce and gcod order. This statement is made with the understanding that the pres- ent military force will shortly be reinforced by thz arrival of the Sth Regular Infantry and gd Kansas Volunteers, now on Santiago. eS CLOSE WATCH BEING KEPT, on impo © charges Gen. Authorities Not Alarmed About Yel- low Fever in the United States. The War Department authorities are not rmed about yellow fever among the ps in the United States. A close watca s being maintaired at all points, however, © there is the least danger. The three «3 at Key West are the only ones re- ted in the south, and no additional cases e been reporied in the last three or Morteuk Point there are us cases, but tf it is yellow ver it is of a very mild type. ao TO SAVE THE COLON. Licut. Hobson to Be Authorized to Make the Attempt. Lieut. R. P. Hobson, who has been in con- suitation with the officials of the Navy De- partment with regard to the salva Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon, off the t of Cuba near Santiago, went to An- bapolis today to attend to some private business. Lieut. Hobson's plan for raising this ves- sel contemplates the use of large air bags, and the delay in his departure for Santi- ago is due to the fact that these bags have not yet been finished. The wreckers who have been engaged on the Spanish vessels near Santiago do not think it possible to se ihe Colon, but Lieut. Hobson is of that it can be done, and the Navy Department has concluded to authorize him to make the attempt. He will have another erence with the navy officials tomor- SoS cee TO BE SENT souTH. Single-Turreted Monitors Cuba and Porto Ries, ee Arrangements have been made by the Navy Department to send all the single. turreted monitors to Cuba and Porto Rico for permanent duty as suardships in the ebief harbors of those islands. It is ex- pected that the vessels will start for their new stations in a few weeks. It is intended that they shall rot only provide for the defense of the Cuban and Porto Rican har- bers against assaults from sea, but that they shall be stored with large quantities of ammunition for use in lected for this important service are the Ajax, Canonicus, Mahopac, Manhattan, Wyandotte, Catskill, Jason, Lehigh Montauk, Nahant, Nantucket and Passaic. These vessels were built for serv- ice in the civil war, and were recently re- constructed for defense against the Span- iards. They have latterly been manned by naval reserves and formed part of the aux- iliary naval force guarding the Atlantic coast. Their selection for service as guard- ships at Cuba and Porto Rico is due to their peculiar availability for the purpose. They will be stationed at Matanzas, Car- denas, Sagua La Grande, Jibara, Nuevitas, Manzanillo, Guantanamo, Trinidad, Cien- fvegos and Bahia Honda, in Cuba, and at Ponce, in Porto Rico. The department has also decided to assign the big double-tur- reted monitors Puritan, Terror, Amphi- trite and Miantonomoh to guard duty in the harbors of Havana and Santiago in Cuba, and in San Juan de Porto Rico. —____+ o+_—___—_ TO RETURN TO THEIR STATES. Northern Regiments in Southern Camps. Orders were given today for the return to their state rendezvous of the following named volunteer regiments: The 1st Illinois Cavalry and the Ist Maine Infantry, now at Chickamauga, and the 24 New York In- fantry, now at Fernandina, Fla. The Ist Illinois is ordered to Springfield, Til, the 1st Maine to Augusta, Maine, and the 2d New York to Troy, N. ¥. These regiments were mustered into the military service of the government at the outbreak of the war at the places mentioned, and their return there is accepted as conclusive evidence that they are to be mustered out. The movement of these regiments will begin as soon as the necessary transportation can be provided. Another regiment which has been ordered to return to Its recruiting rendezvous is the Ist Vermont Infantry. That regiment, now at Chickamauga, is un- der orders to proceed to Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Similar orders will be issued from day to day to the other volunteer reg- iments selected for mustering out. No of- ficial information on this subject is obtain- able at the War Department In advance of issue of the orders. the WW'suud, however, that the 3d Georgia y, the 3d Alabama Infantry and the and Infantry are among the num- Orders to —_—_____++—__— 3) BE PHOTOGRAPHED. Piinciy al Figures in the Scene When the Protocol Was Signed. Secretary Day has sent word that he will return to Washington tomorrow morning. At 11 o’cleck the Secretary will accompany Ambassador Cambon and M. Thiebaut of the French emba to the White House, where all the principal figures in that re- cent notable cecurrence, the signing of the peace protocol, will be photographed to- gether. The group will include the Pres!- dent. Secretary Day, M. Cambon and M. Thiebaut. The assistant secretaries and other prominent officials who participated in the nes following the signing of the protocol will also be photographed in an- other group. It had been the purpose of the French ambassador to go to New York tomorrow and witness the naval review, but in view of the return of Secretary Day ard this en; zement at the White House his visit to New York has been canceled, eS ee TOMORROW'S NAVAL PARADE, Final Orders to the Fleet Sent by the Navy Department. Final orders were sent today to Admirals Bunce and Sampson relative to the naval parade at New York tomorrow. The ships will proceed to the anchorage at Tompki ville and there await the arrival of Mayor Van Wyck and a delegation of citizens, who are to board the flagship and deliver an ad- dress to Admiral Sampson and the men of his command. This ceremony will occur before 10 a.m., as the orders contemplate a start up the North river promptly at 10 o'clock. Anticipating the pressure to gain admission to the flagship during the re- view, the orders are that no one is to be admitted aboard except by the express di- rection of the President. The salute at the tomb of General Grant will be the national salute of tw one guns. Admi Washin early part of next week, no orders have been issued thus far concerning his movements. He may con- tinue in command of the North Atlantic fleet while serving as a member of the mili- t mmission at Havana, but it is not . It is probable that the commisaion- ers Will proceed to Havena together on a warship, probably the Dolphin. ——————— TO PAY SHAFTER'S MEN. Major Suiffin Sailed Today From San- tiago for Montauk. Major Sniffin, one of the paymasters at Santiago, who was sent to that place to pay General Shafter’s army, sailed today for Montauk Point. Owing to the depart- ure of the army, only about one-third of the troops were paid while at Santiago. As soon as the paymasters are released from quarantine at Montauk they will at once begin the payment of the remainder of General Shafter’s army. : UNJUSTLY REDUCED. Pension of Wallace G. Bone Increased by Assistant Secretary Davis. Assistant Secretary Davis has rendered an important decision in the pensicn claim of Wallace G. Bone of Company D, 7th Illinois Cavalry, which has frequently been before the penston bureau and the depart- ment for consideration. Mr. Bone was pensioned, through differ- ent grades, for severe wounds, and, in 1803, being in receipt of $72 a month, his pension was reduced to $17 per month.” The assist- ant secretary held that said reduction of rate was unjust and unwarranted by the evidence in the case, and that the claimant was entitled to $50 @ month from the date of said reduction, less the amount already paid since that date. ———_—_+-e+__________ - THE PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND. Reception to Commander Dyrenforth of the U. V. U. President McKinley today promised Col. H. L. Street to attend the reception to be given Thursday night next, in the armory of the National Riflzs, to Gen. Robert G. Dyrenforth, the new commander-elect of the Union Veteran Union, Gen. Dyrenforth succeeds Col. Street in the command of the organization. An eiaborate program will b> carried out and this will be followed by a banquet. The Marine Band has been engaged. Personal Mention. Mr. Bernie Lerch is enjoying his vacation at the cottage of Mrs. Lewis Barnett at Colonial Beach. Captain C. E. Stueven has returned to the city after a long stay at Hampton Roads. Captain Stueven will not assume his duties at the United States Capitol for some time, as he is still th. Dr. J. M. Heller, acting assistant surgeon, United States army, has been relieved from duty at Fort Washington, Md., and order- ed to Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point. Mr. W. C. Dix ts at Atlantic City, and will remain until October 1. ——_—_——+ e+ _____—_. Warships Ordered North. ‘The naval fleet in southern waters is rap- idly being moved north, and no less than eighteen warships, mainly of the small aux- ildary type, were ordered yesterday from Key West to Fort Monroe. They are the Hornet, Viking, Syivia, Apache, Tecum- seh, McKee, Marietta, Castine, Topeka, Stranger, San Francisco, Uncas, Bancroft, Fishhawk, Siren and Hawk. Orders have been given for the 62d Reg- iment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry, now at Chickamauga, to proceed to its state camp, Preparatory to being mustered out, IN CABINET MEETING|LIVES SWEPT AWAY|SHOULD TAKE THEM Many Odds and Ends of Topics Discussed. GOING 10 THE NAVAL REVIEW Nothing Official Regarding the Surrender of the Philippines. PRESIDENT’S ATTITUDE The cabinet today discussed odds and ends in licu of more important matters. A little of many things was talked over. There were no telegrams from any direc- tion. Acting Secretary Allen of the navy arranged for the cabinet to attend the naval review in New York tomorrow. At- torney General Griggs, Postmaster General Smith and Secretaries Bliss and Gage will leave this afternoon or tonight to represent the administration at the review. It is stated that nothing official has come as to whether Dewey and Merritt received the surrender of the entire Philippine group when Manila capitulated. The question was not brought up at today’s session. Officials of the administration say that the surren- der of the archipelago may considerably complicate affairs. By some the report is regretted and hopes are entertained that it is not true. Attitude of the Administration. ‘The President's views are not known, but it is thought the President has not changed his mind as to the inadvisability of taking possession of the Philippine group. The administration, {f this is true, may yet be put in the position of surrendering captured territory. A cabinet official today pointed out that sixty-nine languages are spoken in the Philippine Islands and that the de- grees of civilization are as numerous as the languages. Official news of what has been captured will be awaited with some anxiety here be- cause {t may entirely change the instruc ticns to the peace commissioners of th! country. It is said that the President dia not mention to the cabinet what he is do- ing regarding the peace commissioners. It is understood that he has made little prog- ress and that the commission is little more than half filled. The third selection is be- lieved to be either ex-Secretary Tracy or Elihu Root, both of New York. It is be- lieved to be certain that New York will be represented on the commission. The Spanish Naval Prisoners. The disposition of the Spanish prisoners captured when Cervera’s fleet was de- strcyed is giving the administration muc worry. The administration is ready to re- lease these prisoners if Spain will send for them, but Spain is indifferent in regard to them, The members of the cabinet agree that it would not do to release them in thie co.ntry to maintain themselves. This would also be in violation of the immigra- tion laws. They will have to be kept and fed as prisoners of war until Spain decides to send for them. There are about 1,600 of these prisoners. © decision has yet been reached as to what will be done with the prisoners cap- tured at Manila. No agreement was made when the city surrendered that this coun- try should return the prisoners to Spain and no such agreement will be made. ———_— + 0+ _____. RELIEVED OF PRESENT DUTIES. Military Members of the Cuban and Porto Rickn Commissions. Maj. Gen. James F. Wade, formerly in command of the 3d Army Corps, at Chicka- mauga, and Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler, in command of a division of the 24 Army Corps, at Falls Churen, were today re- lieved of their present duties, tn order to enable them to enter upon the discnarge of their important duties as members of the commission charged with the execution of the provisions of the peace protocol regard- ing the evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish troops. A similar order was also issued today in the case of Brig. Gen. Williaa W. Gordon, commanding a division of the 4th Army Corps, who has been appointed a member of a similar commission in the case of Porto Rico. No one has yet Leen selected to succeed these officers in their present commands, and it is not likely that any action in that direction will be taken for some time. Maj. Gen. Brooke, who is the other army officer on the Porto Rican com- mission, is now in that country and will probably not be relieved of his present du- ties until after the arrival there of his col- leagues on the commission. The President has selected Charles W Gould, an attorney of New York, to rep- resent the Department of Justice with the military commission, which will go to Ha- vena. Mr. Gould is said to have special qvalifications for the work. He is familiar with Spanish law and has made a close study of the cession of Florida and Louis- fana to this country. ——___—_-+ e+ _____ OPPOSED TO KEEPING THEM. Senator Bacon Would Hold Only a Place in the Philippines. Senator Bacon of Georgia was in \‘ash- ington today and called on the President and wes afterward seen at the War De- partment. He was looking after the in- terests of Georgia troops, some of whom desired to be moved to different stations. He says the Georgia boys do not want to be mustered out and prefer to go to Santi- ago. Senator Bacon does not believe in the re- tention of the Philippines, but says the United States ought to hold a good-sized “resting place,’’ not only a coaling station, but enough territory to meet all needs in the future. He does not think the United States ought to assume the management of a@ vast population which it will be difficult to govern and to acquire islands which it would be impossibl2 to defend. Senator Ba- con says that in Cuba and Porto Rfto we heve problems enough now, but thinks that they will work out in a satisfactory man- ner in time. He says that it is unfortunate that the Cubans come under our direct view at the worst possible time for them. Eigh- teen months ago, he thinks,th2y would have made a very much better gppearance, for since that time they have undergone great hardships and been unable to procure either food or clothing, hence the condition in whicn they were found by our troops at Santiago. Senator Bacon believes that when the insurgents understand the pur- poses and beneficent effects of United States interference all difficulties will be adjusted. + +4 ______ Shafter Will Relieve Wheeler. When Maj. Gen. Shafter arrives at Mon- tauk Point, L. I., next week, he will re- Heve Maj. Gen. Wheeler of command of the troops at that post by reason of his se- nicrity in rank. Gen. Young, who was criginally in command of the camp, relin- quished the command to Gen. Wheeler as ris superior in rank, and Gen. Wheeler will follow the same course upon the arrival of Gen. Shafter, Cloudburst Swells a Pennsylvania Stream to Immense Size. FIVE CHILDREN WERE DROWNED The Mother's Heroic but Fruitless Effort to Save Them. ———_-—_—_. IN MARYLAND STORM PITTSBURG, Pa., August 19.—A cloud- burst up Saw Mill run this morning caused @ tidal wave in that stream, endangering the lives of a dozen persons. Five children are missing and are supposed to have been drowned. They are: Irene Loftus. Regis Loftus. Genevine Shaughnessy, Margaret Shaughnessy. Nellie Sauls. The water in the run began to rise this morning, and at 9 o'clock a great volume of water came down. The missing children, together with some older persons, were standing on a porch of the brick tenement house on Violet alley in the rear of Main street near West Carson. This porch over- hung the run. When the great wave, twenty feet high, came down the porch was carried away and the people went with it. Mrs. John Loftus, mother of the two chil- dren first named, and two men were the adults in danger. The woman made a he- Toic effort to save her children, but to no purpose. Struggling for Life. Near the mouth of the run the sand dredge Pittsburg was moored, and when the men in it saw the wreckage coming down the stream and the people struggling for Ife they stopped all else and went to the rescue. The men and woman were car- ried out into the Ohio river, but were saved by the sand diggers. The woman had excited the admiration of all who saw the catastrophe. She was almost overwhelmed a number of times, but each time fought off the debris and came to the surface. The great body of water aid much dam- age. A Sandbar fifteen feet high at the foot of the run was washed away. Parties of’men are searching for the bod- ies of the children. ‘There was a heavy and continuous down- pour of rain throughout western Pennsyl- vania from midnight until 8 o'clock this morning, and considerable damage was done by washouts and the overfiowing of small streams, but as far as known, there were no other casualties, * STORM AROUND HAGERSTOWN. Barns Burned, People Stunned and Great Demage Done. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, HAGERSTOWN, Md., August 19.—A ter- rifie electrical storm, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, swept over this locality last evening. Lightning destroyed the barn of E. H. Eby, two miles from Hagerstown, together with its contents, including 400 bushels of wheat, harness and farming implements, entalling a loss of $2,000, on which there is an insurance of $1,000. The barn of Solomon Smith, near Sharpsburg, also was burned. Several houses in Hagerstown were struck and persons knocked down and stunned. The telegraph and telephone com- panies are heavy losers by the destruction of poles and the burning out of instru- ments, yi In the rurfl districts considerable damage was done, and in seme places the railroads were badly washed. Today it continues to rain and the Potomac river and other streams are rising rapidly. a COMMANDS MONTAUK CAMP. Gen. “Joe” Wheeler in Charge of the Place. NEW YORK, August 19.—General Joseph Wheeler formally assumed command of Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point. The health inspector of the camp boarded today the transports Mobile and Comanche, which arrived in Fort Pond Bay last night. The Mobile has on board the detachments of the 2d Regiment Volunteers of Massa- chusetts and the 22d Regiment of the regu- lar army. These men will be landed and sent to the detention camp before night. The doctors have not yet reported the number of sick on the Mobile. Surgeon General Blood and Major Brown, surgeon of the 2d Regiment of Massachu- setts, have arrived here to assist in look- ing after the health and comfort of the Massachusetts volunteers, More typhoid patients will be sent today to Roosevelt Hospital, New. York. —— es COREA STOPS CONCESSIONS, Formal She Will in the Future Construct Her Own Railways. YOKOHAMA, August 19.—The Corean government, replying to a German request for concessions, has notified the German consul at Seoul that it proposes :to estab- lish a railway bureau and te construct its own railways, and that, therefore, no fur- ther concessions will be granted. CAPT. CLARK’S CONDITION, He Says He is Better and is Going to St. Joseph, Mich. ST. JOSEPH, Mich., August 19—Captain Charles E. Clark, late commander of the battle ship Oregon, and one.of the heroes of the naval battle of Santiago, is coming to Bt. Joseph to meet this wife and daugh- ters and seek rest and recuperation. He will be the guest of his brother, Lloyd Clark, custodian of the United States light- ‘house station at this port. / oan ee her daughters arrived re from fornia a 3 been anxiously awaiting the dose of the war and the captain's return. He {s ex- a few days: He has telegraphed his bi a condition 's brother that he was in good .—- IS HE DEWEY’s UNCLE? AMan Claiming ‘1 the Subject of Onis Special Dispatch to The Evening Btar. RAVENNA, Ohio, August 19.—A ‘man giv- ing the name of George Dewey Was sent tose aies Home at Bath, N. ¥., to- lay on a ticket fu ‘2 5 ae of charities of Dortonsoeien — ‘The old man says he te.an uncle‘of Ad- mi wey, an says | sons in the United States eyragest that he has been well off recently and adds that his sons do not knew where he is, tionship ity. Senator Cannon Opposed to Surrender- ing the Philippines. TO BUILD UP A POWER IN THE PACIFIC Perils Threatened in Holding the Islands Permanently. ee FAVORS INDEPENDENCE Senator Cannon of Utah was at the White House and the War Department today. After his interview with the President he expressed the opinion that there would be no extra session of Congress, or even of the Senate, before the regular short ses- sion. He said that he was so well satisfied that there would not be an extra session this fall that he was going back to his home in Utah with the expectation of re- maining there until time to come to Wash- ington for the regular session. He said that he did not regard it as possible to get matters in shape with respect to peace ne- gotiations in time for the Senate to take the matter up before the regular session. An extra session of the next Congress, immediately following the short session, he said he regarded as inevitable. There would be little more than two months of working time in the short session, and that would not be sufficient in which to dispose of the immense amount of import- ant business resulting from the war. Some questions of the greatest importance would have to be settled and Congress would in- sist upon dealing with these questions to its satisfaction. For this reason he thought an extra session following the regular short session was inevitable. Should Take Philippines. Speaking of the result of the war Senator Cannon said that he thought we would take the Philippines and that, in his judgment, it would have been as well to have settled that at once by requiring Spain, as a con- dition of peace, to relinquish her sover- eignty over the Philippines, as well as over Porto Rico and Cuba. The terms of peace offered by President McKinley and accept- ed by Spain, he said, were strong in every- thing except the last clause, which left the Philippine question open. “We acquire at once,” he said, “the Island of Porto Rico and adjacent islands, and at the very threshold of the cstab- ment of a government in Cuba that island will come into our possession. By tho time things are settled into any sort of shape there the island will have become so far Americanized that the first act of free gov- ernment there will be to attach itself to the United States. We will take the Phil- ippines, and it is right that we should do so. It is the manifest destiny of this gov- ernment to develop a great power on the Pacific. “Regardless of what has been said about the Hawaiian Islands being out of the track of commerce, it will in my judgment be the depot and base from which will spread a great commerce in the Pacific. With bases there and in the Philippines this country will become a great power, probably the controlling power, in the commerce of the Pacific and a participant in the trade of the orient. The pcssession of the Philip- pines is almost certain to draw us into the participation in settlement of the oriental question. This I think will be unfortunate. I do not believe that we should "participate in that. There is going to be a great war resulting in the partition of China. I do not think we should interfere in that. Dismemberment of Chin: “The dismemberment of China, in my judgment, is going to occur, but the social and industrial condition of the people will remain the same, only that capital and en- terprise will rapidly increase th2 produc- tiveness of the empire. It will become the great producing country of the world. It has almost unlimited resources, an indus- trious people and a low scale of wag2s, which will give the country a productive- ness, under the impulse of European capi- tal and enterprise, which cannot be com- peted with. If we participate in the op2n- ing up and development of that country we shall only hasten the development of manufactures there which will compete with us. As far as the op2ning of the ports of China is concerned, that is not a matter that can long be of benefit to any country. China will furnish markets for foreign pro- ducts but a short time after the country has once been opened. It will soon produce ail that its people want and will comp2te in manufactures with the world. Industrial Struggle of the Future. “If we take pert,in the great industrial struggle upon which the world is now en- tering, trusting to our ability to get our share in the universal grab, the natural accompaniment cf this will be reduction in prices, reduction in wages and a lower scale of living for our people. “In some respects I believe that this ecuntry should maintain its isolation. We should not enter into any scramble which muust depend for its success upon our abil- ity to compete in cheapness of production with a race of inferior habits of life. That the Chinese will, under European domina- tion, become a dangerous rival in manufac- tures appears almost inevitable, but if we teke a hand in the rartition of China we will aid in the more rapid development of this rivalry. England has gone from agri- culture to manufacture and from manufac- ture to trade and commerce, and now she is the financial power of the world. We may in the progress of our development pass in the same way from one kind of ef- fort t oanother, but under present condi- tions we cannot compete with England for financial supremacy, and China will threat- en us in manufactory. _"If we enter into the struggle with the rest of the wbrid for control in the orient it must eventually be for the carrying trade, China being the producer. To suc- ceed in this would necessitate free trade in this country and the lowering of all the industrial conditions. I think that we should protect ourselves against this, and should devote ourselves to this hemisphere and within that sphere of influence make the fight to maintain the higher civilization and sociai position. “To my mind, this inevitably points out the necessity of restoring our currency by. the remonetization of silver. This, in my opinion, would operate to relieve us in part from the financial domination of England and on the other hand cut off half the danger of Chinese rivalry in manufacture by increasing prices and wages there grad- ually as the manufactory under the stimu- lus of European capital develops. Peril of Holding the Islands. “I fear that the retention of the Philip- Pines will draw us into the oriental strug- gle. Therefore, while I think w2 should take them, I doubt the advisability of mak- ing them a colony and retaining them per- manently. I should like to se2 an independ- ent government established there as early as possible. We should take the islands of Spain and aid in working out their destiny, Sa. ig to the whole world that we will do this in our own way, and in ‘accordance with our own ideas of righteousness. ‘Dewey has gloriously achieved for what should be the result of this war as affects the Spanish soveréignty over the Philippines. He has taken them out of negotiation and relieved them from §| ish sovereignty, and has thus relieved the Peace agreement from its only defect. The Philippines have been taken from and must not be restored to Spain.” About a year ago Senator Cannon one of a party of Senators who visite the Hawaiian Islands, Japan and Chin making a study of the industrial conditions. SPANISH PRISONERS SAIL. as Over Two Thousand Left This Morn- ing and Others Ready. The War Department has received the following cable dispatch, giving information of the departure of Spanish prisoners: SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 19. H. C. Corbin, Adjutant General, Washing- ton: Cabadonza sailed this morning with 2.148 men, 109 officers, 44 women, 45 children. Two others are loaded and probably will sail this afternoon. (Signed) SHAFTER, Major General. It is said at the War Department that the shipment home of the Spanish prison- ers who surrendered to Gen. Shafter in the province of Santiago de Cuba is progress ing satisfactorily. The total number of prisoners was about 21,000. The th ree transports scheduled to sail from Santiago today and tomorrow will carry about back to Spain, leaving only about 3,00¢ to be provided with transportation. +e THE REVOLT OF MORALES. Progress of the Insurrection Guatemala, The tragic end of Gen. Morales, as report- ed to the State Department, is but the last of the series of stirring events which have occurred in Guatemala within the last two weeks. Morales gathered together a good- sized band along the Mexican border and made his appearance at the large town of Ocas. Her2 he soon inaugurated a reign of terror by his high-handed course. He seized many thousand bags of coffee and put them to the strange use of building breastworks for his revolutionary band. Sorties were made along the harbor front and launches and other craft burned and destroyed. One of his most audacious act was laying tribute upon the United States consul and other consular officers there in the sum of $1,500 as a means of carrying en Morales’ campaign, The condition of affairs has been reported to the State Department from time to time and efforts were made, in conjunction with the Mexican authorities, to put an end to the depredations. There Was some delay, in however, owing to the death of the Mex- ican minister's wife, and the quent absence of the minister from W hington. Ordinarily the United States is represented in Guatemalan waters by a ‘ arship, but owing to the war with Spain all our & hips have been required elsewhere. It is for this reason probably that the foreign rep- resentatives, including those of the United States, united in asking the ald of the Brit- ish naval commander at Ocas. This has proved effective, according to the telegram just received from Minister Hunter, as the revolution is ended with the capture and death of Gen. Morales. _Prospero Morales has been a conspicuous figure in Central American affairs during the last three years. He minister of war in the cabinet of President Barrios, and it is said that he used the war office to form a rebellion agairst Barrios. The latter detected the plot, and Morales fled to Mexico, vshere he organized his revolu- tionary band. In the meantime, Barrios was assassinated, being succeeded by Pres dent Cebera. It was thought the death of Barrios would ultimately lead to the suc- cess of Morales’ revolutionary movement. Iz culminated in the raids of the last few weeks, and finally in the death of the noted revolutionary chief. Among South American officials here it is said that Morales’ death restores a calm to Central American affairs which has not existed for muny months, even years, owing to the widespread influence of Morales. He was about forty-five years old, a man of edu- cation and of marked force of charac —————_+ + ______ WHITE HOUSE CALLERS. Those Who Had Conferences With + the President Today. Acting Secretary Moore of the State De partment, Archbishop Ireland, Senators Bacon and Cannon, and Representative Hull constituted the list of official callers upon the President at the White House be- fore the cabinet met today. Mr. Moore was engag>d in putting before the President some unimportant State Department mat- ters. Archbishop Ireland said he had called to pay his respects, but he was with the President some time. Catholic dignitaries throughout the country are d2eply inter- ested in the condition of the church in Porto Rico. For hundreds of years the church and state have worked together there. At one blow this is changed, and the church is dep2ndent upon itself. It is claimed that the church had turned over to the state vast properties from which Spain turned over so much revenue to the church. The outcome of the situation ix a de2p problem. It 1s not known that Archbishop Irelagd had anything to say to the President on this subject, but it is believed that he would explain the situation in Porto Rico. SS TO SUCCEED MAJ. BRACKETT. Mr. Lyman to Be Chief of the Ap- pointment Division of the Treasury. Secretary Gage today ordered the ap- pointment of Charles E. Lyman as chief of the appointment division of the treasury to succeed Major Fred Brackett, who was a few days ago appointed secretary of the Paris exposition commission. The appoint- ment is a promotion for Mr. Lyman, who has for a long time been the efficient chief of the stationery division. George Sim- mons, the able assistant chief of the sta- tionery division, has been promoted to the head of that office to succeed Mr. Lyman. Mr. Lymaa was formerly president of the civil service commission, going from there to the Treasury. His familiarity with civil service laws is regarded as making him a valuable man as appointment clerk. a Naval Orders. Lieut. F. M. Russel has been detached from corcmand of the Powhatan and or- dered home. Lieut. W. O. Hulle, from command of the Choctaw and ordered to the Southey. Lieutenant Commander 8. C. Payne has been granted leave of absence for three months. Lieut. W. H. Willard from the coast sig- ral service to the Norfolk navy yard. Lieut. W. H. Faust to the Naval Acad- emy. Lieut. E. Geer from command of the Ajax to the Dale. Lieut. W. S. Belding from the Ajax to the Dale. Lieut. C. C. Stout from command of the Arctic and placed on ,waiting orders. Lieut. R. Waterman from the Southey to the navy yard at Boston. THEIR FOREIGN VIEWS National Conference of Represent- ative Men at Saratoga, NICARAGUAN CANAL ARGUMENT Henry Wade Rogers’ and Warner Miller's Addresses. —— QUESTIONS OF THE DAY SARATOGA, N. Y., August 19.—The na- tional conference on the foreign policy the United States was opened her> today with an address by Henry Wade Rogers of Chicago, chairman of the committce of arrangements. Mr. Rogers said that the confer call2d to consider some of the mentous questions in the histc of public. He spoke of the war and returne prayerful thanks for the p Bs hand. While peace has arri he s ther? were many serious problems to be considered. He referred to the close fri ship between the Americans and bri which could promptly lead to interna arbitration and finally to amiversal peace. ‘Th: speaker spoke favorably of the Nica- reguan canal, which, he argued, should be built and controlied by the United Sta! gcvernment. The caral would s! distance by water to San Franci thousand miles. A reference to the battle ship Oregon elicited b plau: prten t © by ten trip of Territorial Expansion. Mr. Rogers said that the principal prob- lem of the present conferenc: was that of territorial expansion, on which many tinguished men of national re widely divergent views. Indire ferred to th» positions respectiv the expansionists and the anti-ex) ists. Whether we should an that a’ lost to Spain or control them by carpet-bag governments is a problem that has become th? most serious one to Ame! cans who should ponder wisely over it in order not to make a mistake. Commerciai interests urge that we adopt a colonial tem, said Mr. Rogers, but busi cight not to control our conduct. The question of the Nicaragua taken up and Warner Miller of New York took the platform. He briefly persistent advocacy of the of the past three months demande mediate construction, and he believed all Americans were now universally in favor of it, as is also all of Europe. Warner Miller's Addres) He spoke of the numerous surveys m: of every proposed route to pierce the mus, and said the route by the way of the Nicaragua canal has received the greatest considelation as both feasible and desira- ble. Mr. Miller gave the history of the Nicaragua route, beginning with the ad- ministration of General Grant and continu- ing down to the present time. The Nicara- gua route is looked upon as the most feasi- ble, and far preferable to that of Panama. The canal can be built for from $100,000, 000 to $140,000,000, as shown by made by experts. Is the canal That the canal would reduce the distan: betwen New York and San Francisco t thousand miles is alone a suflicient answ in the affirmative Within ten years after the completion of the canal the population of the Pacific states will have increased to ten millions One of the best results of the Spar American war is that it will compel building of the Nicaragua canal. The entire morning session was devoted to a discussion of the Ni agua canal. > LIFE UNDERWRITERS’ ELECTION. eputation hoid th- Richard E. Cochran of New York Heads the Association. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., August 19.—Rich- ard Cochran of New York city was chosen last night to the presidency of t National Association of Life Underwrit: in session here. E. W. Christy of Cleveland was re-<« ed secretary for the third time. E Weeks of Litchfield, Conn., was ¢ treasurer. The following vice presidents were named: Chas. W. Pickell, Detroit, Mich.; H. 8. Bull, Alban: . ¥.; Frank M. Joyce, Minneapolis; J. C. Habbe, Indian- apolis, Ind.; Clarence Angier, Atlanta; F. E. Stolp, San Francisco; T. C. Thompson, Chattanooga; John C. Davidson, Lou v Omaha, and John A. Wm. D. Wyman was named to succeed Ben Williams as chairman of the execu- tive committee. The following serve for three yes Pressey 8: J. W. F. H. Hazietoa, |, Me.; New Haven, ; James L. Johnson, Springfield, Mass., and I. T. Martin, Des Moines, lowa. Roch Sensational Score of 554 Before Part- nership Was Dissolved. CHESTERFIELD, England, August — In the crickst match between Yorks’ and Derbyshire, which began here yes day, Brown and Tunnicliffe, for Yorkshire, made the sensational score of 534 before the partnership was dissolved tod: This is the world’s record for first-class cricket, the previous record being 398. ‘The pair went in first yesterday ted all day long, the score at the close of play being 503. This morning Tunnicliffe made his score 243 before h: was dismiss- ed; and Brown was not out, with a score of 292 and extras, 19. Brown soon followed, having totaled 300. —_—— FINANCING THE PAYMENT. nd bat- Bogota Firm Getti lombia to Pay Cerruti COLON, Colombia, August 19 (via Gal- veston).—The firm of Solomon & Koppelt of Bogota is financing the payment of the unsettled portion of the Cerruti claim, the arrangements to culminate at the expira- tion of eight months. The Italian cruiser Umbria, one of the warships ir. the squadron under commend of Admiral Candiani, now in Colombian waters in connection with the claim, ar- rived here yesterday, but will return to Carthagena tomorrow. Her frequent trips to Colon are explained by the greater cable facilities offered her. ——— Union Veteran Dend. Captain L. B. Fish, formerly of the 34 Ohio Cavalry, died at Hotel Wellington, in this city, last night. He was: fifty-seven years of age. The interment will take place at Kingston, Mass. Captain Fish was well known in the southwest. After the civil war he was connected with railroad: in that section. He was also prominent in politics, and was a delegate to several re- publican nat.onal conventions. —>—_——_. Suicide of Arnold Wyman. ¥ NEW YORK, August 19—Arnold Wyman ‘Brattleboro’, Vt., aged seventy-two years, committed suicide in this city today by shooting himself in the mouth. No rerson known.